Clothes brush



June 28,. 1938. o. c. CREIGHTO'N CLOTHES BRUSH iled Jan. 9,

INVENTOR ATTORNEY Patented June 28, 1938 nUNlTED STATES PATENT OFFlCE 2,122,090 CLOTHES BRUSH Application January 1 Claim.

This invention relates to brushes and more particularly to an improvement in clothes brushes, and has for its primary object to provide a clothes brush which is simple in construction, inexpensive to manufacture and eflicient in use.

A further object of the invention resides in providing a clothes brush having a brushing surface of porous rubber material having advantageous inherent qualities not found in standard types of hair or bristle brushes.

With the objects above indicated and other objects hereinafter explained in view, the invention consists in the construction and combination of elements hereinafter described and claimed.

Referring to the drawing,

Figure 1 is a front elevational view of a clothes brush embodying the present invention;

Figure 2 is a vertical, transverse, sectional view taken on line 2-2 of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a horizontal, transverse, sectional view taken on line 33 of Figure 1; and

Figure 4 is a side elevational view of a modified form of clothes brush embodying the invention.

In the drawing, a clothes brush embodying the invention is illustrated and indicated generally by the numeral ill. The brush has a handle ll preferably of wood, in one end of which is an axial bore l2. A frame i3 is provided preferably consisting of a single piece of wire bent to form a rectangular outer portion I4, the free ends being brought together at the bottom to provide a lateral extension [5 which is secured within the bore l2. This wire frame may be substantially rigid or it may be formed of resilient wire which will give slightly when the brush is being used, but which will return to its normal position.

A porous rubber covering is provided as a brushing surface and preferably consists .of sponge rubber. Two half sections iii are formed to the desired shape, theoutside dimension being greater than the outside dimension of the rectangular outer portion of the frame. The inner adjacent surfaces of the sections are provided with a skin I! and are cemented or otherwise secured together with the frame disposed therebetween as shown in Figures 1 and 2. The outer surfaces of the sponge rubber sections are in cut section to expose the cellular or porous surface which is used for brushing. A plurality of openings l8 are provided which extend transversely through the half sections l6 being ex- 9, 1935, Serial No. 1,013

posed on the brushing surfaces. These openings assist in increasing the efficiency of the brushing surface and at the same time afford means by which the brush will more rapidly dry after having been washed.

The opening in the frame I3 is of such size as to permit the rubber sections to flex therebetween to conform to the contour of the surface being brushed. Furthermore the rubber sections extend beyond the frame to permit flexing, the frame being sumciently rigid to offer resistance during the brushing operations.

In Figure 4 a modified form is shown wherein the frame is made of wire such as shown in Figure 2, but is permanently bent arcuately in elevation. This construction has some advantages during brushing by presenting a curved brushing surface to the object being brushed.

The brush embodying the invention as illustrated has several important features. As the clothing is brushed, the cells of the sponge rubber alternately close and open, tending to suck out the dirt by vacuum, and surface dirt is brushed away. The brush may be cleaned by rinsing in clear water, squeezing out the surplus water and hanging up until dry. The brushing is best effected by drawing over the clothing as distinguished from the whipping action of other types of brushes.

While I have described the preferred embodiments of the invention, it should be understood that I am not to be limited thereto inasmuch as changes and modifications may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention as defined in the appended claim.

What is claimed is:

A clothes brush comprising a frame member formed from a single piece of wire bent to provide an opening in the frame, the ends of the wire extending outwardly of the frame to provide a handle receiving portion, and a pair of shaped sponge rubber sections having inner skin surfaces secured in abutting relation with said frame member therebetween, said sections being of larger size than said frame and said opening in the latter being of a size that will allow flexing of the rubber sections through said opening in conformance with irregular contours of a surface being brushed, said sections having a plurality of openings extending transversely therethrough with respect to the brushing faces and said openings lying wholly within the extremities of the frame opening.

OLIN C. CREIGHTON. 

